Meaning of work-table | Babel Free

Definitions

Archaic form of worktable.

alt-of, archaic

Examples

“The little work-tables where feminine fingers are employed are also the playgrounds of the feminine imagination, and their needles become⟳ little magic wands, wherewith they transform⟳ their rooms into isles of spirits filled with dreams.”

“So a dear little book-case was bought, also of bird’s-eye maple, and a pretty little work-table, with a low chair to match⟳. “That’s very nice,” said Patty, with an air of satisfaction, “for, though I hate⟳ to sew, yet sometimes it must be done; and with that little work-table, I think⟳ I could sew even in an Indian wigwam!””

“He opened her work-table. A forgotten bit of needlework which she had overlooked in the hurry⟳ of leaving, remained.”

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